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François Boucher
French, 1703–1770
Laundresses in a Landscape
1760
In a lush forest, a small cascade runs into a placid river. One of two young laundresses working by the riverbank has spotted a boy peeping at them playfully from behind a tree. Boucher often used figures like these in his idealized landscapes to add touches of color—like the laundress's red skirt—and to suggest a lighthearted narrative.
Image Caption
François Boucher, Laundresses in a Landscape, 1760, oil on canvas. Clark Art Institute, 2002.8
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
19 7/8 x 24 in. (50.5 x 61 cm)
Object Number
2002.8
Acquisition
Acquired by the Clark, 2002
Status
On View
Select Bibliography
Rand, Richard. "Recent Acquisitions (19942005) at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute." The Burlington Magazine 147, no. 1225 (April 2005): 293300.